Bushtracker additions

Our Busman fridge came with a very noisy fan that would keep us awake at night while the compressor was running. It's also a tiny fan, and I think it's not up to providing enough air to help keep the compressor cool. This photo shows the original smaller fan alongside the new one.

This quieter compressor fan was purchased from Jaycar.

A new mounting bracket and an inline power switch were installed so that we could turn off the fan at night, but thankfully, after using the van for four weeks, the cutout switch will never need to be used.

                                                                       

 While we are delighted with our Bushtracker, the following item should have been added as part of the build when the van was being built.

We have a compressor fridge mounted on the van's rear wall, and a hatch can be opened to assist with ventilation around the compressor while camping.

It's quite a large hatch, and some flyscreen is glued to the timber frame down around the bottom of the fridge to prevent insects from entering the van, but there was nothing in place to stop anything that crawls or flies from entering the fridge cavity.

Again, with a friend's help, I purchased a thin aluminium sheet that could be easily bent to fit neatly inside the fridge cavity. Best of all, it is fastened in place with five self-tappers, so removal is easy.